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senator john mccain has criticized her for participating in what he describes as a over cover-up. >> this president has and administration have been guilty of cover-up or incompetence. >>> the focus is on rice because she is believed to be the president's first choice to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. some republican senators have vowed to block her nomination. she spoke publicly about the controversy yesterday. >> when discussing the attacks against our facilities in benghazi, i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence community. i made clear that the information was preliminary and that our investigations would give us the definitive answers. everyone, particularly the intelligence community, has worked in good faith to provide the best assessment based on the information available. >> she also says some of the statements that senator mccain said about her are unfounded. >>> they call him karnow, lawrence karnow. and he is at a very special place today. >> yes, he is. he is at the auto show in san francisco. last time you got out
senator john mccain has criticized her for participating in what he describes as a over cover-up. >> this president has and administration have been guilty of cover-up or incompetence. >>> the focus is on rice because she is believed to be the president's first choice to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. some republican senators have vowed to block her nomination. she spoke publicly about the controversy yesterday. >> when discussing the attacks against our...
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and yet she never changed her story. >> reporter: yesterday rice also spoke to mccain's criticism of her. >> i do think that some of the statements he made about me have been unfounded, but i look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss all of this with him. >> reporter: because of the flack, republican senator ss mccain and lindsey graham have said they would have a hard time supporting rice to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state if the president nominates her. last week president obama rushed to her defense. >> she made an appearance at the request of the white house in which she gave her best understanding of the intelligence that had been provided to her. if senator mccain, senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> next week you can expect republicans in congress to try to find out exactly what was that intelligence that blamed the youtube video and spontaneous mob. closed door briefing said everything intelligence officials told them about those were related to terrorism. how did the spontaneous mob be
and yet she never changed her story. >> reporter: yesterday rice also spoke to mccain's criticism of her. >> i do think that some of the statements he made about me have been unfounded, but i look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss all of this with him. >> reporter: because of the flack, republican senator ss mccain and lindsey graham have said they would have a hard time supporting rice to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state if the...
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tara, are mccain and graham not giving up on libya because they're afraid of getting primaried? are they trying to go hard right to keep people away from them? >> well, i think this absolutely has 100% to do with politics. like you said earlier, ed, it is a political witch hunt. lindsey graham is definitely probable going to face a primary challenge. so he's trying to burnish his conservative credentials. and also, i want to add that this was never about susan rice. this is 100% about president barack obama. this is an attack on him. they weren't able to get him during this campaign. they threw everything at him, including the kitchen sink. and he still came out victorious. his approval ratings are going up. and like jim demint said, he said he wanted to break president obama. i believe this to be part of an ongoing strategy to try to do that. >> a number of people have said that these attacks on susan rice are racially motivated. senator graham responded to this earlier today. here it is. >> they say that you and john mccain are sexist and racist as well for criticizing ambassa
tara, are mccain and graham not giving up on libya because they're afraid of getting primaried? are they trying to go hard right to keep people away from them? >> well, i think this absolutely has 100% to do with politics. like you said earlier, ed, it is a political witch hunt. lindsey graham is definitely probable going to face a primary challenge. so he's trying to burnish his conservative credentials. and also, i want to add that this was never about susan rice. this is 100% about...
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mccain was her sharpest critic and now he is saying she deserves a chance to be heard. also the ceo of hostess is not trying to sugarcoat the demise of the company. he said management made some bad decisions including a big pay raise for the former ceo. the final straw was what happened with the bakers union and a refuse to sign with the company. the deal that was rejected has been accepted by other unions. >> they were not making demands in terms of anything additional they just rejected it the contract and went on strike. there is a bad history, i came in march but there were bad management decisions. they did not make capital investments. there is plenty of blame to go around. >> the company has heard from interested parties who might buy some of the hostess brand. he is confirming that is being talked about but more than 18,000 workers could still face unemployment. >> we're in for major changes as we head into the work week. tomorrow will be very similar to today. this morning fog and sunshine in the afternoon. we will see an increasing clouds tomorrow afternoon. i
mccain was her sharpest critic and now he is saying she deserves a chance to be heard. also the ceo of hostess is not trying to sugarcoat the demise of the company. he said management made some bad decisions including a big pay raise for the former ceo. the final straw was what happened with the bakers union and a refuse to sign with the company. the deal that was rejected has been accepted by other unions. >> they were not making demands in terms of anything additional they just rejected...
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i have respect for senator mccain and i always have and will. i do think that some of the statements he made about me have been unfounded but i look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss this with him. >> speaking of women leaders that was susan rice addressing the criticism that john mccain among others directed towards her regarding her initial reaction to benghazi. ambassador rice haas faced mounting scrutiny, including a letter signed by 97 house republicans who oppose her possible no, ma'am mags for secretary of state. senator mccain for his part may have realized how bad the optics are nor the gop. he softened his stance a bit on fox news this morning. >>> i'll be glad to have the opportunity to discuss these issues with her. she deserves the ability and the opportunity to explain herself and her position. >> oh, i see now she deserves the opportunity to explain her position to senator mccain. this has been infuriating to watch. it feels to me very much like we're not supposed to say that this is in part abou
i have respect for senator mccain and i always have and will. i do think that some of the statements he made about me have been unfounded but i look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss this with him. >> speaking of women leaders that was susan rice addressing the criticism that john mccain among others directed towards her regarding her initial reaction to benghazi. ambassador rice haas faced mounting scrutiny, including a letter signed by 97 house...
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senator john mccain has openly criticized them as well. >> the president is the one that is ultimately responsible. >> the clock is ticking as congress and the white house worked to hash out a plan to prevent tax hikes and spending cuts. they have 35 days to come up with an agreement before going over the so-called fiscal cliff. the white house announced that president obama will be hitting the road in an effort to win public support for his plan. he is meeting with business leaders friday he is going to for a factory in pennsylvania. the campaign style trip is in a tent to build pressure on congress through public support rather than the behind closed doors support used in last summer's and that talk. that is not sitting well with the senate minority leader. >> there is some concern i read this morning that the president plans to hit the road next week to drum up support for his own personal approach to be short and long term fiscal challenges we face. in other words rather than sitting down with lawmakers of both parties in working out an agreement he is back on the campaign trail. p
senator john mccain has openly criticized them as well. >> the president is the one that is ultimately responsible. >> the clock is ticking as congress and the white house worked to hash out a plan to prevent tax hikes and spending cuts. they have 35 days to come up with an agreement before going over the so-called fiscal cliff. the white house announced that president obama will be hitting the road in an effort to win public support for his plan. he is meeting with business leaders...
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i have great respect for senator mccain and his service to our country. i always have. and i always will. i do think that some of the statements he's made about me have been unfounded. but i look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss all of this with him. >> rice also said that the u.s. welcomes the israeli-hamas cease-fire and whoever president obama picks as the next secretary of state will pursue a two-state solution. >>> the son of the civil rights leader congressman jesse jackson jr. has been out of the public eye for months being treated for what he calls several serious health issues. now he's out the congress as well. he's being investigated by the fbi and the house ethics committee. in a resignation letter to john boehner, jackson says over the past several months my health has deteriorated, my ability to serve my constituents and my district has continued to diminish. against the recommendations of my doctors, i had hoped and tried to return to washington and continue working on the issues that matter most to the people of the se
i have great respect for senator mccain and his service to our country. i always have. and i always will. i do think that some of the statements he's made about me have been unfounded. but i look forward to having the opportunity at the appropriate time to discuss all of this with him. >> rice also said that the u.s. welcomes the israeli-hamas cease-fire and whoever president obama picks as the next secretary of state will pursue a two-state solution. >>> the son of the civil...